Motor



(No Model.

' H. M. OLSEN.

MOTOR.

Patented Apr. 30, 1 889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HANS MARTIN OLSEN, OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

MOTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,471, dated April 30, 1889.

Application filed January 11, 1889. Serial No. 296,102- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HANS MARTIN OLSEN, of Sacramento, Sacramento county, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Motors; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to the class of motors adapted forthe operation of pumps and other light machinery, and especially to that class in which a gear-train operated by a weight is employed to actuate a crank-shaft which is connected by intermediate devices with th machine to be operated.

My invention consists in the hereinafterdescribed novel mechanism for automatically connecting the operating-weight with the chain which actuates the gear-train, as I shall hereinafter fully describe.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective mechanismfor transferring the weights to the operating-chain, and providing for the automatic attachment of a second weight as soon as the first has about run down, so that the machine may be run for a longer time than with a single weight.

Referring to the accompanying drawing for a more complete explanation of my invention, the figure is a side elevation of my motor.

A is the frame-work, which is located over the well or other source of water-supply B, and G is the pump which the motor is to operate. In the top of the frame-work is mounted a gear-train, represented generally by D, the parts of which, however, need no particular description, further than to point out the main wheel 01 which is here shown as a sprocket or chain pulley, the orank-shafttl, and the pend ulum (1?. Over the sprocket-pulley the endless chain E passes, to which the weight W is attached, said weight serving as the power of the motor, and, through the gear-train, rotating the crank-shaft d, which is' connected by the pitman c with the pump-rod c. As the weight runs down, the gear-train is kept in motion and the pump is worked in the ordinary manner.

In order to easily attach the weight to the chain and also to provide for the automatic attachment of a second weight as soon as the first has run down, I have the following mechanism.

' F is a grip of suitable character, here shown in the form of nippers having jaws f, one of which is pivoted at f and has an extension, f said nippers being adapted to engage and suspend the weight. These nippers are freely suspended by the upper end of their main jaw from an arm, G, which is pivoted upon the shaft H, and has a downwardlyextending portion, g. To the lower end of this extension 9 is attached a rope or cord, I, which is carried downwardly at an angle and has its lower end loosely looped over the lower end of the fixed inclined piece J, supported bya standard or post, j, on the ground. The

lower end of said cord I lies directly in the vertical plane of the descending weight W, which is attached to the chain E.

W is a second weight. Each weight has in its top a loop, w, and it also has projecting from one side a forked catch, w, with a V- shaped opening, which is adapted to fit over and engage the links of the chain E, whereby the weight is properly suspended.

K is'a Windlass, from which a chain or rope, L, extends upwardly and passes over a pulley, h, on the shaft H, and has on its end a hook, Z. l

The operation of this device is as follows: When the cord or rope I is attached to the inclined piece J below, the pivoted swinging arm G above is turned to and held in a vertical position, so that the nippers hanging from its upper end occupy a perpendicular position, with their jaws hanging downwardly. One of the weights is now hung by its loop w upon the hook Z of the hoisting chain or rope L and b means of this Windlass is raised until said loop comes in contact with the jaws of the nippers, and, entering them, is

engaged, so that the weight is now suspended u by the nippers, which still keep a perpendicular position, being thus held by the cord or rope I. Now by releasing said cord or rope,

the pivoted arm G being relieved, the weight suspended in the nippers swings inwardly with said arm, the nippers still maintaining a vertical position. Further: movement in this direction carries the weight over toward the endless chain E and fits its forked catch w over the links thereof, and at. the same time the extension f of the pivoted jaw of the nippers, coming in contact with the sprock- IOO et-wheel, is forced open and relieves the weight, which is thereby transferred to the chain E, and the moter is thereupon set in operation. The hoisting-hook Z readily disengages itself. The first weight having now been attached to the chain E, the second weight VV' is hoisted by the windlass and the hoisting-rope L up to and is suspended by the nippers in the same manner as the first weight was suspended, and said second weight is there held by the engagement of the rope or cord I with the piece J below. N ow when the first weight has nearly run down it comes in contact with the cord or rope I and forces its loop off the end of the inclined piece which holds it, thus relieving the pivoted arm G above, which, swinging inwardly, carries the second'weight over with it, and transfers it to the chain, in the manner heretofore described with relation to the first weight, at the same moment that the first weight reaches the ground, and disengages itself by simply slipping its forked catch from the links; and the second weight, transferred to the chain, as described, continues the operation of the motor, so that the latter continues to run. This gives me the advantage of running the motor for a longer period of time than would be possible with a single weight, for as soon as the first runs down the second is thrown into action.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a motor, and in combination with the operating-chain E, the mechanism for c0nnecting a weight with the chain, consisting of a grip for engaging the weight, a swinging arm by which said grip is suspended, and connections for holding the arm and relieving it to cause the weight to swing over toward and engage the operating-chain, substantially as described.

2. In a motor, and in combination with its operating-chain and a weight connected therewith, a second weight, a grip for hanging up said second weight, a swinging arm suspending the grip, and trip-connections for holding the swinging arm, adapted to be released by the descending first weight, whereby the second weight is swung over to and engages the operating-chain, substantially as herein described.

3. In a motor, and in combination with the operating-chain and a weight connected therewith, a second weight, a grip for hanging up said second weight, a swinging arm suspending the grip, a cord or rope connected with the arm for holding it in position, and a fixed piece for holding the cord or rope, said cord or rope being in the vertical plane of the descending first weight, whereby it is released from the fixed piece by the contact of said weight, to relieve the swinging arm and carry the second weight over to and connect it with the operating-chain, substantially as herein described.

4. In a motor, the chain or sprocket pulley of a gear-train, and a chain, E, operating it, in combination with the suspended grip havingthe pivoted jaw, with an extension, f", said grip being adapted to receive and hang up a weight, the swinging arm suspending the grip, and connections with said arm for holding it in position and relieving it, whereby the weight and grip are swung over toward the chain E, to connect said weight therewith and to release it from the grip by the contact of its pivoted arm-extension f with the sprocket-pulley, substantially as described.

5. In a motor, the sprocket-pulley of the gear-train, and the chain E engaging it, in combination with a weight having a forked catch, w, for readily engaging the links of said chain, whereby said weight is suspended therefrom, and the swinging grip and arm for temporarily suspending the weight and throwing it over to engage the chain, substantially as described.

6. In a motor, the combination of the geartrain and the sprocket-pulley thereof, the endless chain E, engaging the pulley, and the two weights with forked hooks w, for engaging the chain successively, said weights having loops w, the swinging arm G, the cord or rope I, for holding said arm, the inclined piece J below for engaging the said cord or rope and holding it in the vertical plane of the descending weight, and the grip suspended from the upper end of the arm G and adapted to engage the loops w of the weights, whereby they are temporarily hung up and swung over to engage the chain E, all arranged and adapted to operate substantially as herein described.

7. In a motor, the gear-train having the sprocket-pulley and the endless chain engaging it, in combination with a weight having a forked catch, w, for engaging the chain, and a loop, w, in its top, whereby it is suspended, a pivoted swinging arm, G, above, and a trip-rope, I, for holding the said arm and releasing it, as described, the grip carried by the arm and adapted to engage and temporarily suspend the weight, and the Windlass and hoisting-rope for raising the weight to the grip, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

HANS MARTIN OLSEN.

IVitnesses:

O. O. GooDRIcH, H. R. LENZ. 

